King : a life / Jonathan Eig.
"The first full biography in decades, "King" mixes revelatory and exhaustive new research with brisk and accessible storytelling to forge the definitive life for our times."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374279295
- ISBN: 0374279292
- Physical Description: x, 669 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 559-632) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Prologue -- (Part I) The Kings of Stockbridge -- Martin Luther -- Sweet Auburn -- "Black America still wears chains" -- The open curtain -- "A sense of responsibility" -- The seminarian -- "Madly, madly in love" -- The match -- The dynamic force -- Plagiarism and poetry -- Gideon's army -- "A precipitating factor" -- "My soul is free" -- "We ain't rabbit no more" -- A warning -- (Part II) Alabama's Moses -- "I'm glad you didn't sneeze" -- The pilgrimage -- Leaving Montgomery -- "Kennedy to the rescue!" -- The new Emancipation Proclamation -- Temptation and surveillance -- "The stuff is just in 'em" -- Birmingham jail. (Part III): The dream, part one -- The dream, part two -- "The most dangerous negro" -- Man of the year -- A law observance problem -- The prize -- The director -- A new sense of "some-bodiness" -- Crowbar -- Selma -- "The true meaning of my work" -- "A shining moment" -- Burning -- Beware the day -- Chicago -- Black Power -- "I hope King gets it" -- "Not an easy time for me" -- A revolution of values -- Please come to Memphis -- Epilogue.
- Awards Note:
- Pulitzer Prize for Biography, 2024.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
African American civil rights workers > Biography.
African American Baptists > Clergy > Biography.
African Americans > Biography.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century. - Genre:
- Biographies.
Available copies
- 91 of 95 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 1 current hold with 95 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | BIO KING (Text) | 36015000721684 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | B King (Text) | 31010000816902 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | B KING (Text) | 39493110080878 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | B KING (Text) | 50503300479054 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | B KING (Text) | 34208900202879 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Benhaven Public Library | B KING Eig (Text) | 33630005214940 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | B KING (Text) | 0020513581619 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Bladen Main Branch | B KING (Text) | 30441100917459 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Bordeaux Library | B KING (Text) | 31781067547198 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/25/2026 |
| Camden County Library | B KING (Text) | 39488900258122 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
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